Stock Averages End Mixed As Volume Increases

Stocks ended mixed as some blowout quarterly earnings results were offset by uncertainty ahead of President Obama's State of the Union address. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.3%, while the S&P 500 added 0.2%. But the Nasdaq slipped 0.2%. Volume increased on both major exchanges. But Nasdaq escaped registering a distribution day, as its decline was too small. Michael Kors (KORS) shot ...

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